My name is Aduma Adverb.

You’ll
often find me close to Vafia Verb.
I love to describe her actions.
For example:

Vafia Verb always

laughs loudly and she
runs quickly.

That’s my job - to tell

you more about a verb.

An adverb tells you where, why or

how much something is done.
 Can you spot the adverb in this sentence?

Jaamil shouted loudly.

The adverb in blue tells

The verb (the us how Jaamil shouted:
action) is in purple. he
shouted loudly.
 Can you spot the adverb in this sentence?

Iba tried hard.

The verb (the The adverb in blue tells

action) is in purple. us ‘how much’ Iba tried.
 Can you spot the adverb in this sentence?

Adunni threw the ball up.

The verb (the The adverb in blue tells

action) is in purple. us ‘where’ Adunni threw
the ball.
 Some adverbs are made by adding ‘ly’
onto the end of the word.
kind + ly = kindly careful + ly = carefully

Durojaiye coloured his

Lebechi smiled kindly. picture carefully.
 Some adverbs describe where
an action is happening.
Lotanna ran upstairs.

Can you choose one of

these adverbs and use it
in a sentence?

here

Here, ‘upstairs’ is describing there

where Lotanna ran, which
makes it an adverb. above
 Some adverbs describe how
an action is happening.

Hwara laughed nervously.

Can you choose one of

these adverbs and use it
in a sentence?

quickly

Here, ‘nervously’ is describing loudly

how Hwara laughed, which
makes it an adverb. sadly
 Some adverbs describe when
an action is happening.

The penguins swam yesterday.

Can you choose one of

these adverbs and use it
in a sentence?

earlier

Here, ‘yesterday’ is describing later

when the penguins swam, which
makes it an adverb. today
Some adverbs describe how often
an action is happening.

The lion roared daily.

Can you choose one of

these adverbs and use it
in a sentence?

weekly

Here, ‘daily’ is describing how always

often the lion roars, which makes
it an adverb. sometimes
 Some adverbs describe how much
an action is happening.

Adaku tried hard to finish her homework.

Can you choose one of

these adverbs and use it
in a sentence?

very

Here, ‘hard’ is describing how completely

much effort Adaku put in, which
makes it an adverb. almost
Find the adverbs
Ekene painted his picture beautifully.

Uzoma quickly brushed her hair.

Amjid read his books today in the library.

Morayo swam well without arm bands.

Gaddo always rides his bike to school.